Betty Spotted Elk, 87, of Winner, SD passed
away on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 at the Winner Regional Long-Term Care Facility
in Winner, SD.
Funeral service was held on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at the St Francis Community Hall in St Francis at 11 a.m. Burial followed in the St Charles Cemetery.
Betty was born on Aug. 1, 1933 in Saint Francis, SD.
Betty was a traditional dancer all of her life and won many awards and championships throughout her years. She was a movie star and was in Man Called Horse, journey through Rosebud. Betty was also a foster parent, a scout leader, and always loved her music and like to sing Lakota gospel a long time ago—Sioux for Christ.
Betty was a member of St. Joseph and St.
Mary Society, Sicaugu Burn Theigh
Society. She always loved her
holidays and liked to travel to pow-wows, meetings, Betty was a businesswoman , she had stands at
pow-wows, sold fireworks, and had Hock’s Snack Bar in St. Francis.
Paternal Grandparents; George Spotted Elk & Stell Castaway, Swift Crockery Maternal Grandparents; Felix Crazybull & Nellie White Wash, Crazybull, Spotted Elk
Parents; Leo Spotted Elk Sr. & Jennie Crazybull, Spotted Elk
Siblings; Leo Spotted Elk Jr., Anthony Spotted Elk, Aleta Spotted Elk, Michah, Russell, Felix Eagleman, Melvin Spotted Elk, Dawn, Melvin (Beno) Jr., Ember Son; Felix Hock and adopted son Joseph Bracha.
Patricia Jo Schlaikjer, known by family and
friends as “Patsy”, 85, of Winner, SD passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at
the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the
Winner United Methodist Church. Burial
followed in the Winner City Cemetery.
Patsy was born on Feb. 4, 1935 in Canton, South Dakota to Robert and
Josie Ellingson. She was the loving
sister to her brothers, Bob and Gary Ellingson.
She graduated from Canton High School and attended the University of
South Dakota in Vermillion. She has
maintained her friendships with dear friends she grew up with in Canton and
always considered it home.
She met the love of her life, Arthur
Schlaikjer, Jr., at the University of South Dakota. While he continued his education, she taught
4th grade in Yankton, SD after graduating from USD. They were married on Aug. 25, 1956 and were
married for 55 years. They were blessed
with 4 children, 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Patsy cherished being a wife, mother, grandmother and friend to
everyone. After a few years, she and
Arthur moved from Winona, MN to the family farm/ranch in Carter, SD in the
early 60s. She was a dedicated farm wife
who was always there to prepare meals for the men during harvest time. They
built a home in Winner, SD in 1971 and she kept up both homes. While living on
the farm the family attended church at Carter Gospel Fellowship and Reverend
Elmer Reimer was a big part of her life.
She and Arthur loved to travel and took
many trips with their close friends, especially Doc. and Moni Stiehl. Patsy was a member of the Eastern Star,
Winner Elks Lodge Does, and the Treadle Trippers Club. The most important part of her life was her
faith and family. She belonged to the United Methodist Church and played in the
bell choir for many years.
She
loved sports — All sports –mostly Baseball (Cubs), Football (Vikings) and
Basketball (Lakers). Patsy would spend
hours watching sports on TV and could tell you all about the players and stats
for all the teams. She also was an avid
bowler and so enjoyed those days. Playing bridge was also a source of fun for
her and her close friends, along with going to coffee or going to lunch after
church. Also, she enjoyed making her
Lefse and even sent it to family members across the country.
Patsy is survived by her children: Arthur (Donna) Schlaikjer III of
Shawnee, KS, Paul Schlaikjer of Glendale, AZ, Kathy (Sam) Nash of Sioux Falls,
SD and Alan (Sheba) Schlaikjer of Dell Rapids, SD. Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren:
Bethany (Justin) Taylor, Kaelee and Jake; Jackie (Vinh) Schlaikjer; Mallory
(Chris) Kudera and Isaac; Eric (Katia) Schlaikjer; Graham Schlaikjer; Aundrea
Schlaikjer; Brittney (Bryant) Soulek; Holly (Elias) Ledesma; Evelyn Hunter;
Nicholas Nash and Jonathan Nash.
Patsy was preceded in death by her husband Arthur, parents Robert and
Josie Ellingson, Parents in law Arthur and Josephine Schlaikjer, Brothers Bob
and Gary Ellingson, nephews Brad and Link Ellingson and Granddaughter Ashley
Gall.
Memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church in Winner, SD.
Maxine May (Bertram) Larsen went peacefully
to be with her Lord on Dec. 17. She was
a resident of The Independence House at Coddington in Lincoln, Neb., but was
doing rehab for hip surgery at Eastmont Towers in Lincoln.
Maxine was the 9th child of the fourteen born to Frank and Bertha (Mavis) Bertram of Colome, SD. She spent a busy, but loving, time growing up on the farm south of Colome and graduated from Colome High School in May of 1949.
Maxine married the love of her life, Marlan Larsen, the next month and began the life of a farmer’s wife in a 40 foot mobile home southeast of Colome. Three sons were born to that union.
Life on the farm involved helping take care of the livestock, raising chickens, homemaking and an occasional hunting trip. She became an excellent cook and even found tasty recipes for the wild game Marlan brought home. After her three sons started school Maxine looked to supplement the family income by working outside the home.
She had a part-time job at Newlon’s General Store in Colome then went on the road selling Avon products. After a few years with Avon she applied for a job at First Fidelity Bank in Colome. Maxine kept that job for nearly 30 years retiring in 1993.
Maxine was active in the Zion Lutheran Church and the Colome Legion Auxiliary. She served as president of the auxiliary for a term and for years was the person responsible for setting up the kitchen, salad bar and tables for the weekly “Steak Night” meals at the Legion Club. Her bread pudding was a favorite with many of the regular diners.
Volunteering to help others was a big part of her retirement life. She was friends with several ladies in town and liked to go with them to the casino or out to eat. She was selected as a KELO Tradition of Caring award winner for her volunteer work in 2004.
After moving from their acreage west of Colome Maxine was a resident of Golden Prairie Manor until she moved to The Independence House in Lincoln to be with her sister, Joyce. Maxine developed dementia but spent several years there enjoying the companionship of the residents and staff. She fell at the facility and required surgery on Dec. 1. Her age, dementia and the stress of the surgery took its toll and she passed away in her sleep on Dec. 17.
Those honored to have been part of her life are her sons: David (Christi) Larsen of Alcester, SD; Wayne (Margaret) Larsen of Tea, SD; Dale (Sarah) Larsen of Omaha, NE. Grandchildren include: Brian (Nicole) Larsen of Brandon, SD; Amy (Sam) Brown of Reno, NV; Amanda (Chris) Bahrij of Minot, ND; Matthew (Jessica) Larsen of Sioux Falls; Beth Larsen of Chula Vista, CA; and Hannah Larsen of Pittsburg, PA. There are 13 great-grand children.
Maxine is also survived by her brother Larry (Sherry) Bertram of Colome, SD; brother-in-law Jack Clark of Gregory, SD; sister-in-law Faye Bertram of Winner, SD; sister-in-law Marcia Bertram of Colome, over 50 nieces and nephews and the rest of the extended Bertram family.
Preceding her in death were her husband Marlan in 2010, her parents Frank and Bertha Bertram, and twelve brothers and sisters. A private funeral service was held on Monday, Dec. 21. Family and friends can attend the interment service at Colome Cemetery at 2:30 pm. The service will be available on Zoom and a link will be sent on the Bertram Facebook page. Greetings can be sent to the family at: P. O. Box 353, Alcester, SD 57001.
Audey Hajek, 91, passed away Monday, Dec.
14 at Good Samaritan Society, Tyndall.
A funeral service was held Dec. 19 at
United Methodist Church in Tyndall.
Burial took place at Czech National
Cemetery, Tyndall.
Audrey was born Nov. 27, 1929 near Winner, South Dakota to Elmer and Leona (Burtz) Best. She attended rural schools in Tripp County and graduated from Winner High School in 1947. After graduation, she went to Mitchell, South Dakota where she worked at Rozum Motor Company and Mitchell National Bank.
She
married Leonard Hajek on Oct. 17, 1948 and they farmed in the Tyndall area for
11 years. They moved to Brookings in 1959 then Caledonia, Minnesota in 1971,
Monroe, Wisconsin in 1977, Omaha, Nebraska in 1980 and Oakland, Nebraska in
1982. She had secretarial jobs in all these places and loved typing, shorthand,
bookkeeping and all other aspects of secretarial work. Notable secretarial
positions were Wesley Foundation at SDSU in Brookings, SD, United Methodist
Church in Brookings, Schiltz Farms in Caledonia, Minnesota and United Methodist
Church in Caledonia. Audrey and Leonard retired and moved back to Tyndall in
1995.
Audrey was an active member of the United
Methodist Church, past president of United Methodist Women and past president
of the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a club member of The Jolly Neighbors
and Circle II. She volunteered at the Tyndall Good Samaritan Home and senior
meals for many years. She liked bowling, crossword puzzles and country music.
Until recently, Audrey was able to live independently in her own home.Audrey is
survived by two sons, Jerry Hajek and David Hajek and daughter Dianne (Art)
Klein; grandchildren Angela (Scott) Dolle, Dennis (Amy) Hajek, Christine (Erik)
Distl, Daniel (Ann) Hajek, Scott (Stephanie) Klein, Brad Klein;
great-grandchildren Jacob and Jena Dolle, Alex, Samantha and Olivia Hajek, Dexter
and Theo Hajek, Maddie and Jensen Distl, Eli and Eva Klein.
She was preceded in death by her husband Leonard, son Dwight and daughter-in-law Linda.
Condolences may be directed to Goglin Funeral Homes at www.goglinfh.com
Donald Leo Keogh went to be with our Lord
and Savior on Dec. 6, 2020 at the VA hospital in Sioux Falls at 89 years of
age.
Donald was born on 12/31/30 in Paxton, SD to Leo & Mary (Holden) Keogh. He attended school in Winner, SD. After graduating from high school he served proudly in the United States Navy. He returned to Winner and married Carol M Quick on Nov. 2, 1958. They had 2 children Lori & Mark. They moved to Sioux Falls the 1960’s. He retired from the Argus Leader after 27 years.
Donald was preceded in death by his parents Leo & Mary, his brothers Lonnie, James and Jack, and his daughter Lori Hamann.
He is survived by his wife Carol, his son Mark (Beverly) Keogh, 3 grandchildren, Justin Basche, Joseph (Breanna) Keogh, Aliass (Brianna) Keogh, and 6 great grandchildren.
Services will be held at a later date, when the Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls is available.
Blake
Volmer might have found a career he would like to pursue after high
school.
The
Winner High School sophomore won first place in the state contest in
ag broadcasting.
He
won first place at the region to quality for state. This year the
state meet was held virtually.
Ag
broadcasting is a competition in which the participant has 30 minutes
to prepare a 3-5 minute radio broadcast.
The
participant must choose material from a packet containing news,
weather and markets.
Nicole
Roth, Winner FFA advisor, of Volmer winning first: “This is an
awesome and difficult accomplishment. If it was a nationwide
competition he would be moving on to nationals but since the top
level is state, he has gone as far as he can go.”
A quiet,
hard working student athlete at Winner High School, the ag
broadcasting competition drew Volmer out of his comfort zone.
This
is the first year Volmer has really gotten involved in FFA. When he
looked for a contest to participate in ag broadcasting stood out.
“When watching basketball on TV I like listening to the
broadcasters. I thought ag broadcasting would be cool and felt I
would give it a try,” he said.
It
worked out for the student as he won first place in the state meet.
Volmer
said 30 minutes was not long to develop a radio broadcast. In his
packet one of the items was about celebrities supporting agriculture
and he felt this would be good to use as a news story. The judges
also liked Volmer’s use of this story as it promoted agriculture.
His
commercial, which could only be 25 to 30 seconds, was a takeoff on
the popular Elf on a Shelf. Volmer called his rendition Farm hand on
a stand. He explained this fictional character was like a hired man.
Weather
was nice the day he gave the broadcast so he has no problem and did
not have to predict a huge winter storm.
Volmer
explained judges give points for articulation and being within the
time limit. If a participant goes over the time limit, points are
deducted.
The
Winner sophomore said he would come in before school to practice or
would do it in Warrior time.
The
state winner says he uses a different voice when doing the broadcast.
He said his voice is deeper. “I change it up a little bit,” he
said.
Volmer
says competing in this contest helps him grow as a person.
He
added FFA helps you become a better person. “I get to meet new
people and I like that.”
Who
knows, someday you may hear Volmer on a radio show.
He
has the voice, the personality and determination. You never know
when you might hear: This is Blake Volmer reporting live from a farm
in South Dakota.
Also
placing at the state FFA event as Bailey Fairbanks. She took 15th
in creed speaking. Creed speaking competition involves the competitor
memorizing and presenting the FFA creed. They also answer questions
about how the creed relates to their life.
“I
am so very proud of both of these members,” said Roth. “They went
above and beyond to compete and were very successful in doing so.”
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo The 75th anniversary of the Winner VFW post was honored in a ceremony on Dec. 8. The post was chartered in 1945. State commander Cody Mangold of the Yankton post, left, makes the presentation to Winner commander Jerry Heggestad. The first commander was Rollie Farner, 1945-46.
Tripp County saw four new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The total number of active cases is 89 with 490 recovered. The total number of cases confirmed in Tripp County since COVID-19 started is 519. There have been 59 persons hospitalized and 10 deaths.
Statewide on Monday, there were 272 new cases.
The total number of active cases is 12, 623. Currently, there are 441 persons hospitalized.
According to the Center of Missing and Exploited Children, baby pictures posted to hospital websites are strongly discouraged. Winner Regional Health has made the difficult decision to discontinue posting baby pictures to our website.
As of 12/15/2020, we will no longer have a baby roll page on our website said Leigha Dempsey, communication director.
The Center of Missing and Exploited Children warn’s parents of potential risks of public announcements. For more information please visit The Center of Missing and Exploited Children website at missingkids.org
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